"We are extremely pleased and very humbled to have been given this honorary number one, especially knowing the outstanding records which were also in the running - 'Strawberry Fields Forever', 'Hound Dog' and 'Wonderwall' to name just a few," said Midge Ure.

'Vienna' was a popular hit upon its release in 1981, but was famously pipped to the UK chart summit by novelty track 'Shaddap You Face' by US comedian Joe Dolce.

"Ultravox's 'Vienna' has beaten off some truly great, classic tracks to claim the title of the UK public's favourite number two single," Martin Talbot of the Official Chart Company told BBC News.

"It is also probably the most apt winner, given the fact that it was kept from the chart summit by Joe Dolce's 'Shaddap You Face', which has long been considered one of the biggest chart injustices of all time."

Ultravox's 'Vienna' fought off competition from songs by The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Queen and The Who to be voted the overall winner.

Further tracks to have missed the top spot include Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' and Oasis's Britpop classic 'Wonderwall'.

The Top 10 best UK number two singles as voted for by listeners of BBC Radio 2 are as follows: